Acesius

Acesius was a Bishop of Constantinople during the 4th century and the leader of the Novatianist sect at the time of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. He was a disciple of Novatian, and, although he and the other Novatianists were excommunicated by the Christian Church, he was invited to the council by Constantine the Great with the goal of talking about his separation. Acesius stood by his views, so Constantine told him to take up a ladder and climb to heaven alone.